Workers don't always view boss as leader

ByCompiledstaffJuly 30, 2001

Individuals considered workplace "leaders" don't usually reside high on the corporate ladder, according to a study by BT.Novations, a consulting firm in Provo, Utah. As many as 85 percent of individuals identified by peers as leaders in organizations are not managers, up from 65 percent in the mid-'70s.

Findings were based on analysis of data gathered recently - and in a similar survey 25 years ago - from 2,500 white-collar employees at selected major US companies.

While people may have more respect for their peers at work, 44 percent of people surveyed in a different poll said the level of professional courtesy at work has decreased during the past five years.